We are pleased to announce the second edition of the Workshop on Networks and Development, which will host Oriana Bandiera (LSE) and Imran Rasul (UCL), as keynote speakers.
Program
DAY 1: Monday 29 May 2023
13.30-14.15: Registration
14.00-15.15: Session 1
Norms and the Evolution of Leaders’ Followership
Antonio Cabrales [UC3M], Esther Hauk [IAE]
Altruism and the Topology of Transfer Networks
Simon Hess [Frankfurt], Marcel Fafchamps [Stanford]
15.15-16.15: Coffee break & Poster session I
16.15-17.45: Session 2
Learning about Farming: Innovation and Social Networks in a Resettled Community in Brazil
Margherita Comola [PSE], Carla Inguaggiato [Bern], Mariapia Mendola [Bicocca]
Peer Effects on Violence: Experimental Evidence from El Salvador
Lelys Dinarte Díaz [World Bank]
Endogenous Institutions: a Network Experiment in Nepal
Giulio Iacobelli [World Bank], Juni Singh [Caltech]
DAY 2: Tuesday 30 May 2023
9.30-11.00: Session 1
Optimal Incentives in the Presence of Social Norms
Edward Jee [Chicago], Anne Karing [Chicago], and Karim Naguib [Evidence Action]
Knowledge Spillovers, Competition, and Individual Careers
Thomas Cornelissen [Essex], Christian Dustmann [UCL], Uta Schönberg [UCL]
Enforcement Spillovers Under Different Networks: The Case of Quotas for Workers with Disabilities in Brazil
Samuel Berlinski [IADB], Jessica Gagete Miranda [Milano Bicocca]
11.00-11.30: Coffee break
11.30-12.30: Keynote Lecture
Economic Development and the Organisation of Labour
Oriana Bandiera [LSE]
12.30-13.30: Lunch
13.30-15.00: Session 2
Unpacking Neighborhood Effects: Experimental Evidence from a Large-Scale Housing Program in Brazil
Carlos Alberto Doria [Zurich], Gustavo Gonzaga [PUC-Rio], Gabriel Ulyssea [UCL]
Neighbourhood Diversity and Local Public Goods: Evidence from Randomly Assigned Housing in Ethiopia
Simon Franklin [Queen Mary]
Community Networks and Trade
Johannes Böken [Warwick], Lucie Gadenne [Queen Mary], Tushar Nandi [IISER Kolkata], Marta Santamaria [Warwick]
15.00-16.00: Coffee break & Poster session II
16.00-17.30: Session 3
Cash Transfers after Ebola in Guinea: Lessons Learned on Human Capital
Damien de Walque [World Bank], Dimitris Mavridis [University of Ioannina]
It’s a Sure Win! Experimental Evidence on Overconfidence in Betting Behavior
Martin Chegere [Dar es Salaam], Paolo Falco [KU], Marco Nieddu [Cagliari], Lorenzo Pandolfi [Federico II], Mattea Stein [Federico II]
Promotions and Productivity: The Role of Meritocracy and Pay Progression in the Public Sector
Erika Deserranno [Bocconi], Philipp Kastrau [IDinsight], Gianmarco León-Ciliotta [UPF]
20.00-23.00: Social Dinner @ D’Angelo Santa Caterina
Via Aniello Falcone, 203, Napoli
DAY 3: Wednesday 31 May 2023
9.30-11.00: Session 1
Self-employment within the Firm
Vittorio Bassi [USC], Jung Hyuk Lee [USC], Alessandra Peter [NYU], Tommaso Porzio [Columbia], Ritwika Sen [Northwestern], Esau Tugume [BRAC]
Gender Identity and Peer Effects at the Workplace
Anna Sanz-de-Galdeano [Alicante], Julián Messina [Alicante], Anastasia Terskaya [Navarra]
Labor Market Power, Self-employment, and Development
Francesco Amodio [McGill], Pamela Medina [UTSC], Monica Morlacco [USC]
11.00-11.30: Coffee break
11.30-12.30: Keynote Lecture
Anti-poverty Policies, Preferences, and Beliefs: Evidence from a Partial Population Experiment
Imran Rasul [UCL], Nicolas Cerkez [UCL], Adnan Q.Khan [LSE], Anam Shoaib [CERP]
12.30-13.30: Lunch
Posters (Day 1, 15.30-16.30 & Day 2, 15.00-16.00)
Classroom Social Networks after COVID-19
Yusuf Agus [EUI], Betul Turkum [EUI]
Religious Leaders and Collective Adaptation to Water Scarcity: Evidence from Jordan
Giulia Buccione [Brown]
Fickle Groups: Experimental Evidence on Time Preferences
Zain Chaudhry [Heidelberg], Karrar Hussain [Heidelberg]
Assessing the Effectiveness of Results-Based Financing in Northern Uganda
Michela Collaro [Federico II], Sergio Beraldo [Federico II], Luigi Greco [Federico II], Venice Omona [St. Marys Hospital Lacor, Uganda]
Using Third-party Data to Improve Tax Compliance in a Context of Low Enforcement
Leo Czajka [UC Louvain], Florence Kondylis, [World Bank], Bassirou Sarr [Ministry of Finance, Senegal], Mattea Stein [Federico II]
In the Eye of the Beholder: Peers’ Expectations and Long-Term Educational Outcomes in Brazil
Jessica Gagete-Miranda [Bicocca], Marcos Rangel [Duke]
Misperceptions about Interpersonal Dialogue in Social Networks
Vatsal Khandelwal [Oxford], Ronak Jain [Harvard]
Market Access and Social Change: Evidence from Road Construction in Rural India
David Garcés Urzainqui [Copenhagen]